By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, June 25, 2020: Jishaya Nayak, a migrant worker in Kerala, southwestern India, had given up hope of returning home amid the protracted nationwide lockdown. The 23-year-old Catholic youth from Gajapati district in the eastern Indian Odisha state was among some 300 migrants stranded because of theContinue Reading
Anthony Swamy, SVD One evening, I was going through the WhatsApp status of my friends where one picture caught my attention. I looked at the image closely. I couldn’t recognize the face. The image was of a nurse with a face mask on. The text read: “I am proud ofContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Sambalpur, June 17, 2020: Father Ajaya Sabhasundar says God’s blessings have helped him serve the Church and people in Odisha as a priest for the past 25 years. “Our people need to grow in Catholic faith and tradition. My aim has been to show them the richnessContinue Reading
South Raypur, June 12, 2020: As Coronavirus disease has gripped the world as a pandemic, a young girl in India’s West Bengal is lending a helping hand to the people of her village in the eastern Indian state. Ashima Kayal has gathered seven other girls and three boys of herContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Raikia, May 28, 2020: Bimola Montry wears many hats as she balances the roles of a family breadwinner and a committed catechist. The 45-year mother of two has served the Our Lady of Charity Church of Raikia, a parish under the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar archdiocese, for theContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, May 20, 2020: Father Mathew Kizhackechira keeps his parishioners and others close together even in the nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic. “Social distancing is necessary for health reason, but I try to keep people close spiritually,” says Father Kizhackechira, who has produced severalContinue Reading
By Laura Spinney Thiruvananthapuram, May 16, 2020: On January 20, K K Shailaja phoned one of her medically trained deputies. She had read online about a dangerous new virus spreading in China. “Will it come to us?” she asked. “Definitely, Madam,” he replied. And so the health minister of theContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Ganjam, May 15, 2020: Lockdown has given Lilly Moharana an opportunity to show her patriotism. The 25-year-old tailor in Singhipuro village of Odisha’s Ganjam district now sews masks in green, white and orange to stress that every citizen has the spirit to fight against Covid-19 in theirContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Raikia, May 7, 2020: A teenage girl in Odisha uses art to spread the devotion to Mary during the nationwide lockdown time. Meghanjali Majhi, a resident of Raikia village in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, has intensified her efforts especially during May, the month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin.Continue Reading
By Sunil Rozario Baruipur, May 5, 2020: The first son of the soil to become the bishop of Baruipur says his priority is to make young people in his West Bengal diocese efficient and self-reliant so that they do not have to migrate to other states for jobs. Bishop ShyamolContinue Reading